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Abbey Road: Pemberton resident captures 'once-in-a-lifetime' picture

Spud Valley mom and cubs recreate classic Beatles album cover
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Pemberton's Mark Mendonca captured this "once in a lifetime" image.

It might be one of the most recreated images in human history—and now even the bears are getting into the act.

The cover of The Beatles' 11th studio album, Abbey Road, famously depicts the four English rockers using the crosswalk of the famed Abbey Road outside EMI studios in London.

Pemberton's Mark Mendonca, of Grimms Gourmet and Deli, happened to be in the right place this week when he captured a mom and three cubs using the crosswalk at Pemberton Portage Road, bearing (see what we did there) a striking resemblance to that iconic album art.

Mendonca posted the picture to Facebook with the concise caption "Abbey Rd," and amassed nearly 400 reactions and 40 comments in just over 12 hours.

"Once in a lifetime shot," Mendonca said of the photo.